Tobacco-pipe protector.



F. E. BARNICKLB.

TOBACCO PIPE PROTECTOR. Arrmonmn FILED JULY a, 1913.

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THE NORRIS PET E RS CO. PHOTO-LITHQ. WASHINGTON, D C.

FRANK BARNICKLE, OF TIER-RA BUENA, CALIFORNIA.

TOBACCO-PIPE PROTECTOR.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 14, 1914.

Application filed July 3, 1813. Serial No. 777,221.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK E. BARNIGKLE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Tierra Buena, in the county of Sutter, State of California,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tobacco-PipeProteotors; and i do declare the following to be a clear, full, andexact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this application.

This invention relates to improvements in tobacco pipes and the objectof the invention is to form a protector for said pipe whereby thetobacco when placed in the bowl of the pipe may be tamped or pushed downas de sired without the necessity of inserting the finger into the bowlof the pipe against the hot ashes as is now the common usage.

A further object is to provide a means by which the said tobacco may betamped or pushed down at will and the mechanism for doing this will, atthe same time, provide a means for preventing the loss of the tobaccofrom the bowl of the pipe and also prevent hot or glowing ashes from theto-- bacco being blown out of the bowl in a wind or under similarconditions. This will avoid a condition which is both disagree able tothe smoker and also dangerous in as much as it is liable to set a fireby reason of the hot ashes coming in contact with inflammable material.

A further object of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensivedevice and yet one which will be exceedingly effective for the purposesfor which it is designed.

These objects, I accomplish by means of such structure and relativearrangement of the parts as will fully appear by a perusal of thefollowing specification and claim.

On the drawings similar characters of reference indicate correspondingparts in the several views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a pipe with my improved device showninstalled thereon ready for use. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the bowlof the pipe and of my improved device. Fig. 3 is a top plan view partlyin section of my improved device.

Referring now more particularly to the characters of reference on thedrawings, the

numeral 1 designates the pipe having the usual bowl 2 adapted to carrythe tobacco 3.

My improved device consists of a flat coiled wire 4 having formed as acomponent part thereof projecting rests or brackets 5 adapted to fitagainst the edges of the bowl of the pipe. From the center of the fiatcoil 4: the wire of said coil extends upwardly forming a small spiralspring 6 which normally projects above the fiat coil 4: and clear of thetobacco 3. In practice the brackets 5 hold the device in position on thetop edge of the pipe, the fiat coil 4: resting against the tobacco. Thenwhen it is desired to push down or tamp the tobacco the smoker placeshis finger against the upwardly projecting coil 6 and presses said coiland incidentally the flat coil 4 downwardly against the tobacco causingit to be tamped or pushed downwardly as desired. Then when the operatorsfinger is removed from the coil 6, the resiliency or springiness of thewires causes them to spring back into normal position.

My improved device is also adjustable to any sized bowl of pipe due tothe fact that the spring construction of the flat coil permits two ofthe brackets or rests to be inserted in against the inside of the pipeand then the other one pressed inwardly with the hand until it can alsofit into the bowl of the pipe. This will hold the device within the pipeby frictional means due to the tendency of expansion of the said springcoil and will not permit the same to drop out of the bowl of the pipeuntil it is to be removed. It can readily be seen that this will permitthe device to be inserted in various sizes of bowls and thus one make ofthe device may be adapted for use in numerous makes of pipes. Thus aswill be seen the device embodies a means for holding the tobacco in thepipe and also a means for tamping or pushing the same down without thenecessity of the smoker placing his finger against the hot ashes.

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that I haveproduced such a device as substantially fulfils the objects of theinvention as set forth herein.

While this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferredconstruction of the device, still in practice, such devia tions fromsuch detail maybe resortedto as do not form a departure from the spiritof the invention.

Having thus described my invention what spiral spring, the uppermostconvolution of I clann as new and useful and desire to sesaid spiralspring being of a lesser diamcure by Letters Patent is 'et'er than saidflat coil, as described.

A device of the character described eorn- In testimony whereof I affixmy signature 5 prising a niire forprlled ifnlgo a fifat coil, the inpresence of two witnesses. outer convo ution t ereo eing ornlec into T Tprojecting rests adapted to engage the upper FRA1\K BARB ICKLE' ends ofa tobacco pipe bowl, said Wire pro- WVitnesses: jecting upwardly fromthe end 'ofthe inner L. F. MGLEAN, 10 most convolution and being formedinto a l JAMES MURRAY.

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